Jessica Ziegler is a New York City based artist working in oils, watercolor and pastel. She is a realist painter whose work explores the interaction of the natural and built environments, and on revealing 'small moments' of stillness and beauty amidst the often chaotic visual landscape of the city.
Born
1957
Nationality
American
Country
United States
City
New York
Occupation
artist
Address
New York, NY
Languages
English
Biography
Jessica is a New York City native who left a career in technology in 2016 to become a professional artist. Coming from a family of artists, she credits her mother, a painter, for her strong sense of light and color; and credits her father, the architect and sculptor, for her appreciation of 3 dimensional form and the built environment.
Jessica studied drawing and painting in a number of art schools in New York, including the New York Academy of Art, the Art Students League, the 92nd Street Y, and the New York School of art.
Exhibitions
2023
122nd Juried Exhibition of the New Haven Paint and Clay Club
Ely Center for Contemporary Art, New Haven, CT
Group
2023
James May Gallery: Small Works 2023
Artsy
Group
2023
Art on the Corner, 8th Show
"Art on the Corner, 107th & Broadway, New York NY"
Group
2022
Art on the Corner 6th Show
Art on the Corner, 107th & Broadway, New York, NY
Group
2022
Landscapes and Streetscapes
NY Public Library, Bloomingdale Branch
Solo
2022
Flatfile Gallery Exhibition 2022
Online
Group
2019
Cityscapes
Studio 55 C, New York NY
Solo
Prizes and Awards
2023 Prize for 'Sun on Girders & Vines' at the 122nd Juried exhibit of the New Haven Paint and Clay Club
2023 Grey Cube Gallery: Green. First Prize for 'Sun on Girders & Vines'
2023 Art Room Gallery Online: Honorable Mention for 'Under the Bridge' and 'Reflections on a Manhattan Moon'
2022 Art Space Gallery, Nature: Winner for 'Light Through Leaves 5' and 'Under the Bridge'
2022 Grey Cube Gallery: Merit Award for 'Summer under the Bridge'
2022 Lightspacetime, Patterns: Special Mention for 'Windows at Snug Harbor'
Links
Favorite Quote
"I like to show the beauty of things that no one looks at twice." Eliot Hodgkin